Comparison

Overtime Live vs UK Shift Pay Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Overtime Live

Track your earnings in real-time directly on your iPhone Lock Screen. This app visualizes your pay, overtime, and take-home pay after estimated taxes. It helps manage complex pay structures and plan your schedule.

Highlights
  • Live earnings on Lock Screen
  • Real-time pay calculation
  • Take-home pay estimator
  • Overtime and unsocial hours tracking
  • Rota planning and calendar sync
  • Shift insights and goal tracking
  • Data export (CSV)
Features
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Know exactly what every shift is worth. Watch your pay tick up live on your Lock Screen, plan your work schedule in seconds and see your take-home pay before you say yes to overtime. Built by a shift worker, for shift workers. Free, no subscription, no sign-up. YOUR EARNINGS, LIVE ON THE LOCK SCREEN The moment you start a shift, a Live Activity shows your pay ticking up and the time left, without opening the app. On iPhone 14 Pro and later it appears in the Dynamic Island too. WATCH YOUR PAY TICK UP Enter your hourly rate and Overtime Live counts your earnings up second by second, with overtime tracked separately from regular hours. KNOW YOUR REAL TAKE-HOME PAY See past the gross figure. The What-If calculator compares hours, rate and estimated take-home pay before you accept a shift, and the Take Home Pay card estimates what you actually keep after tax. Set your pay period to weekly, biweekly, monthly or a custom date and track every payday. BUILT FOR SHIFT WORK Handle the pay that office apps ignore: overtime multipliers like time and a half and double time, shift differentials, on-call days with separate callback pay, flat-rate sleep-ins, shifts with no set end that count up until you finish, and custom rates for any arrangement. Split a shift across different rates or an unpaid break and track comp time. Add expenses and receipt photos to any shift. PLAN YOUR SCHEDULE IN SECONDS Pick a popular rotation such as DuPont, Pitman or 4 on 4 off, or build your own and fill in weeks or months ahead. Save your usual shifts as templates, set reminders and see everything in month, week, day, agenda or full-screen calendar views. Overlap warnings, schedule export and iPhone calendar sync included. INSIGHTS, STATS & GOALS Explore a 12-month hours and earnings heatmap, track totals and averages, set a yearly goal and unlock achievements as your shifts add up. On compatible iPhones, optional Apple Intelligence creates a short personalized briefing on-device. YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY Your shift, pay and goal data stays on your device. Optional iCloud backup uses your personal iCloud account and keeps earlier copies automatically, so you can restore if you need to. Export your hours and pay history as CSV or a monthly PDF for taxes or bookkeeping. FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PRO UNLOCK Shift tracking, live earnings, your schedule calendar, stats and iCloud backup are free. Your first 30 days include every Pro feature. After that, a one-time Pro purchase removes ads, adds the Apple Watch app and lifts the limits on What-If calculations, exports, expenses and pay period tracking. No subscription. WHO IT'S FOR Nurses, CNAs and caregivers. Police, EMTs and firefighters. Retail, restaurant and warehouse workers. Security, delivery drivers and gig workers. Anyone paid by the hour who wants to see what their time is really worth. Available in English, German, Spanish and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional). Download Overtime Live and make every hour count.

About

UK Shift Pay Tracker

Features
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UK Shift Pay Tracker helps you manage your work hours, overtime, holidays and estimated net pay in one simple app. Features: • Weekly, fortnightly and monthly pay tracking • Split pay rates for different hours • Rotating shift patterns • Safe pay periods saving • Financial year summaries • Overtime and holiday hour calculations • Net pay estimation • Calendar-based work tracking • Export to Excel, CSV and PDF • Local backup and restore • Clean and easy-to-use design Designed for shift workers in the UK. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/uk-shift-pay-tracker-policy

Screenshots

Overtime Live4 screens
UK Shift Pay Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: UK Shift Pay Tracker at none against Overtime Live's shown. UK Shift Pay Tracker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Overtime Live sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and UK Shift Pay Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Overtime Live ships an update every 3 weeks, UK Shift Pay Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Overtime Live versus UK Shift Pay Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOvertime LiveUK Shift Pay Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndy MesaAndrey Gogushev

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Overtime Live

One-time1
  • Overtime Live Pro$1.99
3 purchases

UK Shift Pay Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99

Questions

Is Overtime Live free?
Overtime Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UK Shift Pay Tracker free?
UK Shift Pay Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Overtime Live or UK Shift Pay Tracker have ads?
Overtime Live shows ads; UK Shift Pay Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Overtime Live or UK Shift Pay Tracker?
Overtime Live ships an update every 3 weeks, and UK Shift Pay Tracker weekly. Most recently, Overtime Live was updated on October 8, 2026 and UK Shift Pay Tracker on October 7, 2026.

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